Every now and again I come across a pipe about which I can find no information. This Earl's Court Prince is one such mystery. All of my searching has turned up exactly zilch, zip, zero - rather frustrating, especially as it is a well-made pipe with some years on it. This series of pcitures show… Continue reading Stem Repairs and a Good Cleaning for a Handsome Earl’s Court Silver Mount Prince
It's Easter Weekend, a time of renewal and rebirth and a definite sign that Spring is finally upon us here in Southern Ontario. It seems appropriate, then, to make the first of a series of posts about a project that will impact DadsPipes considerably over the year to come - a new "Shedquarters"! We moved… Continue reading The DadsPipes Shedquarters Project Part I – Planning
I started collecting Brigham pipes almost accidentally - my dad smoked Brighams, so it was natural that my first briar was also a Brigham - and the collecting began in earnest several years ago when I embarked on the Brigham Shape Chart project. Since then, I have managed to catalog over 80 vintage Brigham pipe… Continue reading Adding a Brigham Shape 49 Bent Apple to the Collection
I found this Harcourt (made by Preben Holm for Dunhill in the late 1970s and early 1980s) on a recent wander through a local antique mall and couldn't pass it up. This pipe has beautiful lines - a long, slender bowl shaped like a Tulip flower, plateaux rim and shank end and lovely vertical flame… Continue reading Refreshing a Beautiful Harcourt B Freehand Tulip
A recent eBay purchase left me wondering about the habits and motivations of a certain subset of old pipe smokers, specifically those that seem to show no care or concern for maintaining their favourite briar companions. The eBay lot was made up of five old Brigham pipes which included both high end and entry level… Continue reading Reclaiming a Trashed Brigham 720
I replenished my refurb box with about a dozen new-to-me estate pipes recently. Among the new arrivals was this Brigham 6-Dot Bent Pear. In many respects, the pipe arrived on the worktable in excellent condition - the stem was like new, without any chatter or tooth dents or even oxidation; the majority of the stummel… Continue reading Rim Rescue for a 1980’s Brigham 659 Bent Pear
A few weeks ago I wrote about restoring a Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Canadian; I acquired this Shape 120 Dublin at the same time. This Shamrock was in about the same shape as its brother had been before I worked on it - dirty, with a heavily oxidized P-lip stem and a thick crust of lava… Continue reading Rehabilitating Another Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock
This rather worn-looking Brigham Sportsman is the last of the pipes I found on my birthday pipe-hunting excursion back in December. The pipe had certainly been well enjoyed by its previous owner, though I'm not sure exactly how much care it was given. This "rough and ready" approach to pipe maintenance is somewhat to be… Continue reading Reviving a Hard Smoked 4-Dot Brigham Sportsman Shape 42
Today's pipe is an interesting dive into the history books. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did! I've had this John's Silver Mount pipe in my refurb box for some time but rediscovered it just before Christmas when I was sorting through things in the shop. The stamps are rather worn,… Continue reading A New Stem and A New Life for a 1930’s John’s Silver Mount 433 Dublin by Comoy
A lucky eBay bid brought a pair of Shamrock pipes to me a few months ago. This is the first of the pair, a Pre-Republic 263 Canadian with a P-Lip stem. Shamrock is a seconds brand of Peterson which, to my mind, presents excellent value for dollar if you are willing to overlook one or… Continue reading Cleaning Up a Pre-Republic (?) Peterson Shamrock 263 P-Lip Canadian
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